Match device



Aug. 27, 1935.-

w. M. YQUNG MATCH DEVICE Filed July 5, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l F1E -5-ans-4F FIE 1 -F1E 2- gwwnto o H. N. You N (5-,

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MATCH DEVICE Filed July 3, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 27, 1935aQ-MAIrGH DEVICE? h a f mu iriam,arre ti g;1a, s ApplicationlJulyk,i933, manna- 573355 1 7' "*flblaim sf (CIQZQGQZMT 1 ,My presentinvention, in its broad aspect, has to do with improvementsin matchpackets, particu-' larly those known as paper match packetsandisdesigned .toprovide a structure wherein the match 5 is ignited whenwithdrawn fromthe packet. ;By

the term packet I mean any means usedto carry a match, such vforinstance as a cigar'band. carrying; a match, a. paper.v coveritforicigarette packages carryingmatches, or a-series of. matchv l unitscarried, inya container :strip; from which certaintunits maybe tornoffQr:. severed. JMore particularly, it is my purpose tozprovide' means forretaining apmatch insuoh aposition that the head? of the match ispositively retained out of thewayyof the substance againstowhich thehead must be contacted and, scratchedlin order vto be ignited, untilthe'match is withdrawn forignition anduse. By this means my devicesisrendered safe and fool-proof. 1E'urthermore; my device provides formeans f or shielding and, covering the material againstwhichthematchhead must be contacted and scratched in order to be ignitedto the endthat such materialiwill not become damp or wet or otherwiserenderedinapt for use.-

My nt n may-bea pted for use inimQun 7 ing a match Qr matches;on"acigarrtband;

, u t n m t h on r t e p cka esiorra b 50: forms o flmr n iqn w ages fortobacco andthe 1ike;,,for* mounting matches in strips or packets, and invarious other a sw o hernd ha w enamatch is withdrawn from its containeror, mounting it will-be automatically and surely ignited; In add tion totheseuses, my invention may be used in conjunc tion with ash trays, wallcard matches, humidQl'S, pouches, continuous; strips formedflin anyshape I ry n es andr r an v d anot er purposes to which matches'or,match: containers may beput. v Furthermore any numberof matches may beused w thin entiman it pe al, 1y adapted formodificationin shape anddetails of form to particularpurposes, alloi which would 7 be within theinventive concept hereindescribed.

In addition to; the alcove advantages and purposes others of equalimportance will be apparent as the detaileddesription proceeds, and tothat end I desiretq emphasize thatinterpretation of the invention shouldonly besconclusive when' made in thelight of the appended claims. 1; l VIn thedrawings wherein ,I have shown several a match is attached to itssupport or container;

Figure 2 is a View w n thegman e toft q ing the'match so that the'headispositionedwithin thecontainer;

, embodying my-inventiorr;

' Figure 12 V ing double-row packages of matches, and Figure 13-is aview of a-strip embodying'single- 'gure 1 isa view sho mg. hemannerinwhich a *Figure 3 is a -viewsho'win g a matchpartially withdrawnfrom itscontainer-an'd in position to contact withthe'igniting surfacewithin-the con-' tainer so thatas the 'match is withdrawn therefrom itisautomatically ignited y 1 i f Figure 4 is a vie'w showing 'a match fullywithdrawn and ignited bycontact with the igniting 'surfacey a P5-fFigure 5 is a fragmentary yiew sho wi'ng' the match Ste'm prOtrudingfrom' the container or packet so that it withdrawalf Figure-6 ,is anedge -view ofa matchpacket constructedafterthe idicta'tes of; myinvention; Figure 7- isv a view of'a blank'designedto-be formed into acigar band 'carrying one or more.

matches; V I i --F igure 8 is a pers'pective-viewiof a cigar band formedto carry one or more matc'hesof the type *Figure'9 is a viewof a- -blankused to apply my invention to a packet of cigarettes; in which casesufiicie'nt matches arejfurnished' toignite the sev eral-cigarettesinthepackage;

Figure 10 is a 'perspective, -view"of a package of cigarettesembodyingmy inventiom" may be properly grasped for Figure 1 1 is a View of"a-blank used to form double-row packets ofmatches em bodyingmy inventio'n;-" I t i arview of a part of a strip embodyow packets ofmatchesconstructed in accordance 'with-myinventionf i 1 In=-the drawingswherein'like, characters of reference are used to' designate like forsimilar 1) rts throughout'the several viewsthereof;+

materiaL-such'as cardboard orthe like which is folded'lengthwise toprovide 'a-front 2" and a back 3; the'upper edge of the back 3 has-uponits inner I face suitable "material usually designed to, ignite ithe'heads of 'saiety matchesi and this material is designated] andsimilar materia l 1 4a, 011- the lower edge may be'p'rovided. On'eormore (or any number) of-*matches'i are attachedto the,

edge of the backi byrneans orwb part 6 which,

is integral withthe material of 'th'estripJ and" a with thelateralextension" l on the match stern 8'.. V

V 9,.Aand since the extensional,isaspaced'from'the I loweriend ofthejstem sof :thermatch'.a part 7 I 0;re-

which;gprovidesg-a"projecting finger grip I i0 m vesthetmatch fromthepacket in the man- On the outer end of the matchistemg8'isthe head nerwhichwill be hereinafter described.

' In practice the strip with all its matches is struck from a singleblank of material in one operation of a suitable machine; the match partbeing integrally connected to the material of the strip by;the extension1 and web part6. The matches are then'folded in to lie against the innerface ofthe back 3 below the igniting material 4; that iswith-theheads 9,of the matches below the igniting material 4; the line of fold isbetween the extensions 1 andthe ends of the b ias, ow an n Figure 2a ils' ma ner of folding the matches .in leaves the end- I of the match stemprotruding sothat it may be grasped.v o to withdraw the match as shownin FigureB, rupturing the connection between extension I and: web 6 sothat the head 9 of the match is drawn across the igniting material 4to'automaticany ignite the match as it is withdrawn-as shown in;

Figure 4. The frontZ and back 3 maybercone nected together by-stitchingl2 as shown in Flgure 5,5or by, gluing the sameg staplingforin anyother'suitabl-e manner. v i yi 7 .7 w

- In Figuref 7', I have shown a blank designed to form a cigar bandembodying my invention; in which case the body forms theband encirclingthe cigar, same being bent, to form a bandias shown in Figured, whilethe extension 14 is folded over againstthebody l3 to form a containerfor thematchfon the dotted line 15; the matchin turn is folded 'downuporrthe container ;after the manner already described in conjunctionwith Figures 1 to! inclusive whereby when ,amatch is withdrawn,theheadthereofis engaged with the friction ma-teria-lfand'l-ignited, and-whi-le I; have I shownone match for each cigar band, anysuitablenumber'may be providedrn In Figures 9 and 10, I have shown aseries of matches embodying my invention and designed for use with, a'packagel of cigarettes! Inthis case the blank 16 is struck'to forrnacontainer for all of the;matche s,1and shaped to go about a' package ofcigarettes The ,ma-tches are folded down on; the gbackpai t of the stripso that the heads are below the igniting-material (after :toformdoubleroWs aashownqinil igure 1 2.; fI he the manner described-inconjunction with Figures v1 to 4 inclusive, in which case the portions'lllpro-v trude to be grasped by the lingers as the matches are usedto,,withdraw :thejma tches and auto,- matically ignite them aswithdrawn. The-:slits H facilitatefjbend-ing the packets; The-usualinternalrevenuestampisdesignated1011.; 11-; t

In Fi ures: 1 a d 12,1: have own a: bas

orpackets containing idoubleqows of matches embodying my invention inwhichcaseythe blank I'8 is folded up on,.;the dottedline tSuaften-thematches have been folded, down; afterthe manner shown in Figures 1 and2; the two rows are thus separated from -each;oth er;whenf ffoldedtogether vention as applied to match packetacigar bands, I

cigarette paokag'es'and the like, 11:15 to be uncler stood that tars-does not iimitj the 'number of uses towhich my invention inay be put';for in article, nor theform of such article.

stance, my invention may be applied to humidors, ash trays, and allkinds of smokers utensils, also to wall matches, in automobiles (as anaccessory on the instrument'board) and the like. Neither am I to belimited to the materials used, nor the number of matches contained inany particular That being the case, it is again emphasized thatinterpretation of my invention should only be conclusive when made inthe light of the subjoined claims.

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1. A match devicecomprising a blank cut to form a plurality of matchesand a body portion,

"the body portion bent to form a container and having-igniting materialon one of the, inner walls thereof, and the matches having integral,

' lateral'extensions located intermediate their ends, .websi integrallyconnecting the extensions with the body portion, said webs lyingsubstantially parallel with the match stems, and said matches foldedover. at.- the? pointss-Iwhere the .extensions join the 'webs'to disposethe heads' of the matches adjacentthei-i'gniting material. and the freeends of the-stems outside th'e container to form finger gripstowithdrawthe matches from the eontainer.v

"2AA- match device comprising aibody portion,"

a.- plurality 'of matches, each match having-a lateral extension, andthe body portion-having upstanding webs integrally connected with eachextension, the extensions on the'matchesbeing intermediate'the 'ends'offthe stems thereof, and said matches folded over at the'p'oint ofconnec tionof the extensions with the websto" dispose their headsaga'inst the surface of the body-portion and the e'r'ids of the stemsprojecting ther'e from, and igniting material on the surface-of the bodyportion disposed out of contact "with the heads of the matches but inline with the path of withdrawal of the matches when grasped by theprojecting parts and drawn "out to sever the-extensions from the websthereby to ignite the matchessimultaneously-with detachmentof thematches from the body portion. 3.4; match device comprising a bodyportion for attachment to a cigar, apa'ckage-o'f cigarettes; or tobaccoor the like,- aplurality of inatches each having a lateral' integral'extension'thereon in termedia'te i'ts ends, a plurality of-websintegral with "the body portion and each integrally connected toextension on a match, said webs V dispose'd between the matches when thematches are bent over at the points where the extensions join the webs;the body portion having igniting materialon an inner surface,-and thematches when bent in to have their heads concealed within the bodyportion being-'disposed'with their heads=adjacent-theigniting materialwith the free' low'er' ends of 'the match stems protruding from the-bodyportion to provide linger grips for withdrawing'the matches- 4; Amatchdevice comprising a 'fo'ldable body portion'having igniting materialthereon, a 15111- ral-ityilof hiatcheg each match having a lateralextension intermediate its ends, awe'b connect ingeach extensionwith the-body' portion, and

point of connection-of thefextnsions'with the webs' to'xiispose'theheads of'the matches within the body adjacent th'Bfign'iting material"when Y folded withthe en'dsof {the stems projecting said-'matchesadapted to Ice-folded over at the their heads adjacent the ignitingmaterialand rality of spaced apart matches onthe body, each match havinga lateral extension intermediate its ends, webs in the spaces'betweenthe matches, each web connecting an extension with the body portion, andsaid matches adapted to be folded over at the point of connection of theextensions with the webs to dispose the heads of the matches therefrom.

6. A match device comprising a body formed I to provide a cover andhaving igniting material in conjunction therewith, aplurality ofmatches,- each match having an integral lateral extension,

a web integrally connecting such extension with the body portion, andsaid matches adapted to be folded over to be received in the body withwith their ends extending out therefrom. I

'1. A match device comprising ablank cut to form a body and havingigniting material in conjunction therewith and a plurality of matchstems connected'with the body by integral webs, each connected with-anintegral, lateral extension on the-match stem and'intermediate the 7ends thereof so thatwhen the match stem is folded over against the bodyat the point of;

connection between the web and extension a part from the body.

WILLIAM M.1YOUNG.

